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Insults can also be made unintentionally or in a playful way but could in some cases also have negative impacts and effects even when they were not intended to insult. Insults can have varying impacts, effects, and meanings depending on intent, use, recipient's understanding of the meaning, and intent behind the action or words, and social ...
This category is for English phrases which were invented by Shakespeare, and older phrases which were notably used in his works. The main article for this category is William Shakespeare . Pages in category "Shakespearean phrases"
Johnson's 18th-century definition was: "A clamourous, rude, mean, low, foul-mouthed woman", suggesting a level of vulgarity and a class distinction from the more generalised shrew, but this nuance has been lost. [26] In Johnson's time, the word formed part of a legal term, common scold which referred to rude and brawling women see below. [27]
William Shakespeare's play Hamlet has contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous "To be, or not to be" to a few less known, but still in everyday English. Some also occur elsewhere (e.g. in the Bible) or are proverbial. All quotations are second quarto except as noted:
The Comedy of Errors adapted and directed by Sean Graney in 2010 updated Shakespeare's text to modern language, with occasional Shakespearean text, for The Court Theatre. The play appears to be more of a "translation" into modern-esque language, than a reimagination. [ 16 ]
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang says a prick is "a despicable man, a fool, used as a general term of offence or contempt. Often as an abusive form of address, always of a male or an inanimate object." [1] Similarly the Oxford Dictionary of English says "a stupid or contemptible man". [2]
William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3 Niggardly (noun: niggard ) is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or ' miserly '. Niggard (14th C) is derived from the Middle English word meaning 'stingy,' nigon , which is probably derived from two other words also meaning 'stingy,' Old Norse hnǫggr and Old English hnēaw . [ 2 ]
Off-color jokes were used in Ancient Greek comedy, including the humor of Aristophanes. [1] His work parodied some of the great tragedians of his time, especially Euripides, using τὸ φορτικόν/ἡ κωμῳδία φορτική (variously translated as "low comedy", "vulgar farce", "disgusting, obscene farces") that received great popularity among his contemporaries.